About this episode
Photo by Aneta Pawlik on Unsplash
Published 26 January 2026
e540 with Michael, Andy and Michael – Stories and discussion on mobile controllers, AI playing Anchorhead, Zork & Roller Coaster Tycoon, an isometric NYC, human artistic creativity and a whole lot more.
Michael, Andy and Michael get things clicking with some mobile controllers. Starting with one of Andy’s latest technology acquisitions, the team enjoys hearing about Andy’s experience with the MCON. And they especially like the “saucer separation” functionality. The featured image from Unsplash was selected because there were very few TNG images – if you want to see the saucer separation that inspired this week’s show title, have a look at the YouTube video below. After discussing the Anbernic controller, which has some interesting features like a screen and heart rate monitoring, the team moves forward with AI.
Claude features in a couple of the stories – first with an article from Fernando Borretti who details how he hooked Claude into the text based adventure Anchorhead. The co-hosts have been intrigued by this kind of thing for years, and
